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BTtheatre announces upcoming schedules

The University of Central Arkansas theatre program has announced its spring production and made substantial expansions to its summer programming. 

BTtheatre will present “Head Over Heels,” a jukebox musical comedy with music and lyrics from the catalog of the Go-Go’s. Written by Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy, the production will perform on April 5, 12 and13, at 7:30 p.m., and April 6, and 13 at 2 p.m. in the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts James Bridges Black Box Theatre.

The program has also added a new summer production. BTSummer Theatre will produce “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” based on the comic strip “Peanuts” by . BTprofessor Lauren Carlton will be directing.

The show will be performed on June 21, 22, 28 and 29, at 7:30 p.m., and June 22, 23, 29 and 30, at 2 p.m., in the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts James Bridges Black Box Theatre.

BTSummer Theatre will hold auditions on March 2, 2024. Those interested should contact Josh Gibby at gibbyj@uca.edu to schedule an audition time. Callbacks will be on March 3. 

“BTSummer Theatre will provide a bridge to the quality productions our audiences have always looked forward to through Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre. By expanding our productions beyond fall and spring, we are also providing a broader space to showcase our student and faculty talent, as well as professional artists outside of Arkansas,” said Shauna Meador, chair of the Department of Film, Theatre, and Creative Writing.